Middle school teacher and youth soccer coach Richard Woolcock of Royal Palm Beach was arrested earlier this week for allegedly molesting one of his players.
Woolcock, 33, is a teacher at Lake Worth Middle School. He is charged with lewd and lascivious behavior with a child and was ordered held on $20,000. He has since bailed out of jail. The press did not name an attorney for him.
On the morning of January 22, 2018, Anthony Gambino was driving on I-95 just south of Dock Junction, Georgia heading towards Florida when he was pulled over for speeding. According to court documents, when Camden County Sheriff’s Deputy Jim Kelly spoke to Gambino, Gambino “appeared nervous, fidgety, apologetic, and talkative.”
Gambino showed Deputy Kelly his New York drivers’ license, a license which Kelly verified had been suspended. Kelly let Gambino know that, since he was driving on a suspended license, he would be taken to county jail. Gambino let Deputy Kelly know he had a duffel back containing $55,000 with him in the car. Once Gambino was locked in the back of the police car, Deputy Kelly called for backup.
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During an undercover operation in Sarasota County, Florida last week, 17 people were arrested on charges of workers’ compensation fraud, unlicensed contracting, and other criminal charges.
“Operation Hammer Down II” was the result of a partnership between the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), the Sarasota County Building Department, and the Florida Department of Financial Services Division of Insurance Fraud. The first phase of the operation was conducted in April and resulted in six arrests.
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Angelo Adams of Miami, Florida was arrested last week for allegedly raping a teenage girl more than two decades ago.
Adams, 55, was charged with armed sexual battery. The press did not name an attorney for him.
Wilmer Omar Membreno Cruz of Hollywood, Florida is facing DUI charges after causing a crash on Mother’s Day that killed Guerda Franhille, also of Hollywood.
Membreno Cruz, 34, faces charges of negligent manslaughter, DUI with damage, and driving without a license. Records show he is being held without bond. It is unclear if he has acquired the services of an attorney.
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